Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Europe
Europe: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 1.97 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Europe is 1.97 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Europe peaked at 2.19 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 619,802 t, in 1991.
Europe ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 621,396 t | — |
| 1991 | 619,802 t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 633,359 t | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 620,827 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 666,282 t | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 751,829 t | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 806,202 t | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 890,552 t | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 900,783 t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 942,854 t | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 868,438 t | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 971,055 t | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million t | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 million t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million t | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million t | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million t | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.30 million t | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million t | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million t | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million t | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million t | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million t | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million t | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million t | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million t | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million t | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.14 million t | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million t | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.97 million t | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 745,389 t | 619,802 t | 942,854 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million t | 868,438 t | 1.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million t | 1.28 million t | 1.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million t | 1.96 million t | 2.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Brazil 807,127 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 192,715 t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 289,968 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 92,575 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 281,163 t compare
- 4 France 276,081 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 55,964 t compare
- 5 Canada 274,026 t compare
- 6 Australia 269,902 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,293 t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Europe?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Europe was 1.97 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 619,802 t in 1991.
- How does Europe rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.